IP Library Granted Patent US 11,194,980
Granted Patent B2
US 11,194,980 · App. 17/127,094 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Training system for use with products

Inventors: Matthew Jon Schenk (Knoxville, TN); Sam Matthew Johnston (Knoxville, TN); Steven L. Powers (Knoxville, TN)
Assignee: Midlab, Inc.
G06K7/1417G06K7/1413
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Patent No.
US 11,194,980
App. No.
17/127,094
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for training in the cleaning of a room. The system includes a room having a plurality of locations to be cleaned; a plurality of optical tags, each of the optical tags positionable to be located at one of the locations to be cleaned and containing codes that link to a website having information about one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the one of the locations to be cleaned; and a reader operable by a user and configured to scan the codes of the optical tags and display to the user the room and selectively the information from the website about the one or more pre-selected janitorial and cleaning products and the use thereof at the locations to be cleaned.

Claims (20)

1. A method for interactive training, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a room having a plurality of locations;

providing pre-selected products for each of the locations of the room;

providing a reader configured to interface with the locations and link to a website having information about one or more pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations;

operating the reader to interface with the locations to create a spatial map of the room;

locating a trainee with the reader in the room and operating the reader to display to the trainee the room and selectively display to the trainee displayed information comprising information from the web site about the one or more pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations; and

having the trainee interact with the displayed information to select amongst the one or more pre-selected products for each of the locations and thereby selectively access the displayed information for training in selection and use of the pre-selected products for each of the locations in the room.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the pre-selected products has a label, the label including a code or other indicia readable by the reader.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein prior to locating the trainee in the room, the trainee interacts with at least one label using the reader to link to a website having support materials for the selected product.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reader displays to the trainee while the trainee is in the room an icon corresponding to each of the locations and a selector image that the trainee can position on a desired one of the icons and interact with by movement to access and interact with the website.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information from the website comprises training brochures, training posters, product information sheets, product specific webpages, and product training videos configured to facilitate training of the trainee in the selection and use of the products.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reader is configured to recognize surfaces of the locations and wirelessly link to information about one or more of the pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations.

7. A method for interactive training, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a room having a plurality of locations;

providing pre-selected products for each of the locations of the room;

providing a reader configured to interface with the locations and recognize surfaces of the locations and link to information about one or more of the pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations;

operating the reader to interface with the locations to link to information about one or more of the pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations;

having a trainee operate the reader to selectively display to the trainee displayed information comprising information about the one or more pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations; and

having the trainee interact with the displayed information to select amongst the one or more pre-selected products for each of the locations and thereby selectively access the displayed information for training in selection and use of the pre-selected products for each of the locations in the room.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the reader displays to the trainee an icon corresponding to each of the locations and a selector image that the trainee can interact with by movement to access and interact with the information about one or more of the pre-selected products and the use thereof at the locations.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2024
From: KM HOLDING, LLC
To: INSPIRE SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068222/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: MIDLAB, INC.
To: KM HOLDING, LLC
Reel/Frame 067731/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2020
From: SCHENK, MATTHEW JON; JOHNSTON, SAM MATTHEW; POWERS, STEVEN L.
To: MIDLAB, INC.
Reel/Frame 054696/0658 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16838143 · Apr 2, 2020
Continuation 16354618 · Mar 15, 2019
Continuation In Part 16256585 · Jan 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62649726 · Mar 29, 2018
Related Publication 20210110127A1 · Apr 15, 2021